diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index ec6b6c43215be..633098566b1b0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -5687,6 +5687,12 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
 
     @Override
     public void setForceShowSystemBars(boolean show) {
+        boolean isAutomotive = mContext.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(
+                PackageManager.FEATURE_AUTOMOTIVE);
+        if (!isAutomotive) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Force showing system bars is only supported"
+                    + "for Automotive use cases.");
+        }
         if (mContext.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR)
                 != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
             throw new SecurityException("Caller does not hold permission "
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/AndroidManifest.xml b/services/tests/wmtests/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8c4544249b5cf..123bb079dbbb8 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REORDER_TASKS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.STATUS_BAR" />
 
     <!-- TODO: Remove largeHeap hack when memory leak is fixed (b/123984854) -->
     <application android:debuggable="true"
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerServiceTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerServiceTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..35723abb43104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerServiceTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.server.wm;
+
+import static androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation;
+
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.platform.test.annotations.Presubmit;
+
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+@SmallTest
+@Presubmit
+@RunWith(WindowTestRunner.class)
+public class WindowManagerServiceTests extends WindowTestsBase {
+    @Rule
+    public ExpectedException mExpectedException = ExpectedException.none();
+
+    @Test
+    public void testForceShowSystemBarsThrowsExceptionForNonAutomotive() {
+        if (!isAutomotive()) {
+            mExpectedException.expect(UnsupportedOperationException.class);
+
+            mWm.setForceShowSystemBars(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testForceShowSystemBarsDoesNotThrowExceptionForAutomotiveWithStatusBarPermission() {
+        if (isAutomotive()) {
+            mExpectedException.none();
+
+            mWm.setForceShowSystemBars(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean isAutomotive() {
+        return getInstrumentation().getTargetContext().getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(
+                PackageManager.FEATURE_AUTOMOTIVE);
+    }
+}